MBP or Macbook Air
Hi all,
Due to the cost of MBP's I had decided on upgrading my 2018 MBP to an M5 Macbook Air (15" with 24GB RAM, 512GB). The cost of this is £1,399 with the discounts I can get - which I thought was a good deal.
I use FCP, Lightroom and Adobe Suite (PS, AI, Premiere Pro on occasions), then general use. For FCP and LR I edit drone photos and videos for fun so not paid work and just need to be able to do this without the slow speed and lag that my current MBP is experiencing (its an Intel chip which is now very slow!!). Based on many reviews I think that the Macbook Air should be more than capable of doing all this, especially with the 24GB of RAM.
However, this week I have seen the 512GB discontinued M5 MBP start being offered for £1,200 which is mind blowing for a model that was £1,600 not too long ago.
So, I now have no idea what to do:
- 14" vs 15" inch screen (14" is large enough especially with the better screen)
- 16GB RAM vs 24GB (does it really matter if the MBP has 16GB?)
- Fans with MBP (am i really going to notice the difference)
The thing I am struggling with is whether spending £200 less on the MPB is the best option - which I feel it is but not 100% sure whether the MB Air offers anything that should make me choose it.